PICK OF THE DAY

Driving force

Oscar nominee and Gloucester resident Lindsay Crouse stars with Elliot Norton Award winner Robert Pemberton in Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer-winning “Driving Miss Daisy.” Set in the South in 1948, the story is about a friendship that develops between a cranky Southern Jewish widow and her black chauffeur. Pictured: Crouse and Johnny Lee Davenport. Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. (through Sept. 22). $40, $35 seniors and students. Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main St., Gloucester. 978-281-4433. www.gloucesterstage.com

WEDNESDAY

Porcelain permanence Mauro Remiddi (a.k.a. Porcelain Raft) has explained the title of “Permanent Signal,” his new release: “I was touring almost nonstop for eight months and I started having these imaginary conversations in my head with people I wanted to communicate with, but for one reason or another it couldn’t happen. This is where the album title came from: The idea of a signal that says the line is off.” The electro-pop multi-instrumentalist communicates in Allston. 9 p.m. doors. $10. 18+. Great Scott, 1222 Commonwealth Ave., Allston. 800-745-3000. www.ticketmaster.com

Beach boy Alex Zhang Hungtai (a.k.a. Dirty Beaches) doesn’t mess around with lightweight themes. The double LP “Drifters/Love Is the Devil” is a musical journal of the musician’s two years on the road with contemplations about the fragility of reality. Church is a good place for the leader and his band. Sept. 5 doors at 8 p.m. $12 cover. 21+. Church, 69 Kilmarnock St., Boston. 617-236-7600.www.churchofboston.com

One way or another New York, new wave, punk, Deborah Harry. You guessed it, Blondie, featuring the bleached-blonde with the deadpan delivery who brought us “One Way or Another,” “Heart of Glass,” “Rapture,” and “Maria.” X is the special guest. Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. $33-$63. 18+. Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach, N.H. 603-929-4100. www.casinoballroom.com